Fabricated multipurpose pressing head



' F b..27, 1945. F. c. LORNITZQ 2,370,553

FABRICATED MULTIPURPOsE PRESSING HEAD Filed Feb. 23, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [1201. 11 for From: 121: CL armpit; B

a. t forms 51 Feb. 27, 1945. F. c. LORNITZC 2,370

FABRICATED MULTIPURPOSE- PRESSING HEAD Filed Feb. 25, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 64 v z "6 72 366 I22 I24 a4 In ireza t or 1 31 11112: (LL ornilgo vqt ' of a type adapted to press both the thereof."

Patented Feb. 27, 1945 I Frank C. Lornitzo, Pawtucket, 1R. I.-, assignor to Pantex Pressing Machine, Inc., Central Falls,

R. L, a corporation of Delaware Application February 23, 1942; Serial No; 432.022

7 Claims; (01. 221-57) My invention relates to improvements in fabri;

cat ed multi purpos pressing,heads, specifically I n cuffs and the collar of ashirtlsimultaneou'sly.

In certain aspects or my invention. it is a specific application of the broad principles shown and claimed in my co-pending application 'for Letters Patent f o r Fabricated pressing head, 8. 18. 432,021 'filedFebruary 23, 1942. As shown in said "application, my invention comprises a fabricated pressing headadapted foruse inpressing collars and cuffs, made up of a plurality of individually prefabricated, parts suitably joined together inaccordanceQwith said invention. j Due to the f'act'that'with a collar and cufi press, the pressing plate, itself is provided' with three longitudinally extending arches, a central'arch for the A further feature of my invention resid'es in the .fact that the partition forming member is of such inherently small width that itdoes not appreciably affect the amount of heat transmitted throughout the area of the pressing plate.

In the prior art,- great difiiculty has been ex-' perienced in suitably draining c'ondensed liquid from the lower ends of the 'flanks' of the respective arches of the pressing head of acollar is to provide a'novel type of drain pipe which collar and end arche'sf'for the cuffs, it is impossible to employ a, heating fluid receiving chamber of the-typeshownin saidapplication, and this application,therefore, covers the application of the principles of, said application applied to a structureofthis description. g

The advantages of thepresent construction as appliedto a collar andfcufl press are in general similar to those'in said application. They include the fact'that inasmuch as all the parts are prefabricated they can be Inade'of relatively light material and finished in the desired manner to be smoothv and/or non-corrosive. Another advantage is due to the inherent type of fillet welding shown in said application, which not only causes the component parts of my improved pressing and cuff press. 'A further object of my invention will positively drain all condensed liquid from the pressing head on each raising 'ofthe head between each pressing operation.

A further object of myi'n'vention is to provide a pressing headmeetir'ig the requirements of insurance and municipalregulations;

These and such other objects of my invention as may hereinafter appear will be best understood froma description of the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment thereof.

' In the drawings, f' I Fig. "l is a diagrammatic perspectiveview of an embodiment of a pressing head suitable for use in a collar and "cufi laundrypressconstructed in accordance with'my invention'mounte'd in posi tion on a laundry press.

Fig. 2 is a plan viewof my improved pressing head shown in Fig. 1' with the insulating covering and outer shell removed. Fi 3 is a side-edge elevation illustrating the parts of the pressing head shown in Fig. 2.

head to be fused together but also provides supplementalexternal elements bolstering all parts of the pressing head against expansion and explosion, j A further object offrny invention is to make possible the use of' a suitably finished, Dressing plate. 1 g

A further'feature ortmy invention resides in the selection ,0 f the component partsthereof to permit ofa quickand ready. assembly, the parts beingprefei'ably successivelyassembled and sue cessively welded on'afoundation member with Fig. '4 isa plan view of the pressing head shown in Figs. 1-3'with the'insulating covering-and outer shell attached;

Fig. dis a longitudinal sectionalview taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

individualfme'mbers"welded to the foundation member prior, to the'j addition' of the other members, j I

A further object cf'my invention is to provide a structure in'which"the successi ve parts thereof are easily accessible 'to be readily welded in making'iip theassembly.

A further feature oimy invention relates to the simplicitypf structure of the individual parts .rip

Fig. 6 is a transverse'sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken along the1ine'l10fFig'.4-; I Y

Fig. 8' is 'a transverse sectional View taken along theline 88'pf Fig. 5.-'

Fig.9 is an enlarged diagrammatic transverse sectional view taken through a portion only of the pressing head to additionally illustrate the externalfilletweld's; I I

In the drawings, wherein like-characters of reference generally indicate like parts throughout, 30 generallyindicates a pressing head; constructed in accordance with myinvention. As'shown in to a pressing position pressing the garments against the buck 34 by any suitable means manually or power actuated (not shown). As stated hitherto, I have shown my invention applied to a collar and cuff press, and for this purpose both the pressing head 30 and buck 34 are constructed of shapesto permitthe simultaneou pressing of the collar and the two' cuffs of a shirt between the head 30 and buck 34. I have shown in Fig. 1, the aforementioned parts mounted on the usual frame, 36 of a standard type of a collar and cuff laundry press 38. i

A stated hitherto, my invention broad principles shown in my co-pending appli comprises a pressing head constructed in accordance with the thereto in any suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by the externally welded fillets i. If desired, however, the pressing plate means 40 may be constructed of an integral piece of metal with a central pressing portion 40 of a suitable arch shape to press a collar and outer portions 40" of lesser-span of suitable "arch shape to press a cuff arranged'on each' side of said central portion, with the lower ends of the inner flanks till 'of the outer portions 40 thereof adjacent to the lcwerendsof the flanks 50 of said central pord tion 40. .As stated, if multi-compartment heating fluid receiving chamber 42 be not dewsiredythe pressing plate means 40 and 40 may comprise-"the foundation member and the other members to be described may be successively fluid chamber 42 comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending members of substantially the length of saidpressing plate, certain of saidmembers having" lower edges abutting. and externally welded-to said pressing plate by externally'welded fillets, said members .havingrother edges abutting and externally welded to eachother by externally welded fillets to provide longitudinally extending fiuidwreceiving chambermeans,ypreferably a plurality of separatelongitudinaily extending chain superimposed thereon and welded to each other as they are assembled. To construct said heat- "in'g fiul'd receiving chamber 42, in the embodiment hown, Ialso employ a, stop plate 52 prefel'ably of lesser width than saidlbottompres'sing plate means 40,having.aQflat entra/l.portion t ber compartments with saidrespectiveexternally welded fillets "substantially fusing the abutting surfaces together and providing supplemental ex,- ternal reinforcing fillets for said chamber :Said pressing headmayv be provided with an inletpassage 44 and an outlet-or drain passage, each connected to each individual chamber when Separate chambers areemployed, and also prefe'rably with an insulating inner coveringrlllfl and an integral i outer shell I02 tfor said chamber -42 secured to-saidpressing plate'40. As statedhitherto, arpressing head 30 constructedin accordy."

ance with myiinventionis constructed'oi a plurality of separate members, including the pressing plate 40 and other members to be described, each of said members being so'constructed that the device may bereadily assembled by external fillet weldingywhichzfor the reasons given hitherto, namely that it fuses the [abutting .surfaces'tm gether andrprovidesexternal reinforcing fillets, permits thexuse ofseparatermemb'ers of relatively extending beyond, the crowns .56 of .the arches, 58 of thecufi plates "40 andxportionsififlprojecting downwardly towards the lower ends of the outerflanks 50 of each cufi plate 40 and then inwardly abutting the lower tips 62 of each outer arch flank 50? and bein isecured thereto irr'any suitable manner, preferably by .-.the' externally welded fillets 1:. M 2

'I o make up the fronttand rearwalls'pf; said heatingifluid receivingtchamber 42 I employ the vertical front and back. plates 64 and B6 respec;

.- tively,;each in the, embodiment shown "having an upper edge SBpreferabIyof similar shape, to that Of said top late and alowerredge '10 of said arch formation with the respective arch portions10 and ilflato losely abut the uppersurface of the light weight to make up thepressing.head'assembly. 'llheumembergmakingup theypressing head are also so selected and-constructed thattheymaybe successively assembled on a foundation member. In the embodiment of my invention pressing plates 40.and-.4'0. Saidlower-edges are suitably secured .to .the.,top'.surface of i said bottomplate means 40 at a slightlyjnsetdistance from the front and rearledges 121mg," thereof i the embodimentshown by the externally welded fillets 3, said-lower edges 10 abutting the top surface o'f'said pressing plate was to provide an. unimpeded lower pressing surface 48 on said pressing plate]. means 40. 'The'iupperportionsflli of said'front and rear plates .64 and .60 abut and are externally welded tothe top plate 52. In the embodiment shown, the inner surfaces 80 of the upper portions of said "front and ,rearlplates abut the edges 82'. .of the top plate, 52 at a slightly 'down'setdistance from the upperedges 68 thereshown herein, the foundationmember may co'm- I prise-a central strut plate 06 where separate compartments are employed, ,butlif separate compartmentsbe not'remploye'd; rsaidizfoundation member comprises the pressing plate. 40. The pressing plate 40 is constructed of thinner material than hitherto possible in cast pressing heads and may have its pressing surfaced!!! suitably finished by electroplating or otherwise to provide a :smooth of and are suitably securedrthereto the .exte re nallywelded fillets4. .All therespective exter} nally welded fillets hitherto'describe'd, as .shown in Fig.9 and to be described indetail later, sub

stantially fuse the abutting surfaces together and provide supplemental external reinforcing fillets forsaid heating fluid receiving. pressing .head.

I prefer toemploy a. pressing .headfhaving. a heatingfluid receiving chamber 42 having a front compartment 84! and a rear compartment 84.!

separatedlfrom each other bya suitable partition 06. For this purpose, in,theembo'diment shown I provid as said ,partitionv a central [strut p'lat'eflli pressing plate of az'suitable ,arch'shape to press acollar andapairpf outer bottom plates 40 of lesser span of 'a suitable arch :shape to press a'cuff arranged on eachsideof saidcentrai plate 40, with the lowerlendsof the inner flanks of the outer-plates 40 abutting the Jflanks 50 of the central plate 40 and being secured of similar'shapeto said front and back platesbut of less relative size,. having-.the.upper edge 88 and the loweredge 90 abutting res'pectivelythe' cen; trallongitudinal'linesof said ,topplate 52 vand said bottom, plate means -40'and suitably secured thereto, in'the,embodiment shown' being exter nally welded to the top plate by the fillets I; at

each side thereof and to the bottom plate-by the fillets 2 on each side thereof, forming the front a cuff pressing head 30 on I the abutting pipes chamber compartment 84 and the rear chamber compartment 84 Where this central strut member 86 is employed, it may be employed as the foundation member on which the various parts are successively assembled, the top plate being initially assembled on the upper edge 88 thereof along the central line thereof and suitably s'ecured'thereto by the welded fillets I on each side thereof. The pressing plate means 40 may then be assembled underneath the central strut member 86 to abut the lower edge thereof along the central line thereof and suitably secured thereto by the welded fillets 2. The front and back plates are then assembled so that the lower edges I0 abut the ressing plate means 40 and are suitably secured thereto by the fillets 3 and the upper portions thereof abut the front and rear edges 62 of the top plate 52 and are suitably secured thereto by the external fillets 4.

I also provide an inlet passage 44 for said heating chamber and an outlet passage 46 for said heating chamber, in the preferred embodiment being preferably constructed as. follows: The front plate 64, back plate 66 and central strut plate 86, where employed, are provided with'the sets 64 and 06 of aligned horizontal'holes 90, substantially above the abutting cuff and collar plate arch flank lower ends. Inlet and outlet pipes I04 and I06 having closed front ends I08 project through said'sets 94 and 96 of holes 98 and are externally 'welded to the edges of said aligned holes in the front and back members 64 and 66 by the respective fillets 5 and 6, the holes 98 in the strut member 86 being larger than the outer peripheries of the inlet and outlet pipes. It is thus apparent that with this construction the pipes I04 and I06 also function as transverse t e rods or stays to supplementally hold the front and rear plates together, providing supplemental reinforcements against expansion in the chamber. The inlet pipe I04 is hollowand is provided with the vent means II0 and I!!! discharging within each respective chamber compartment 84 and 84 Said central plate 86 also has open portions II2 preferably at the lowerends of each respective flank, providinginterconnecting outlet passages for said front chamber. v

As stated hitherto, my invention also includes a novel type of drain pipe which will positively drain all condensed liquid from the collar and each raising of the pressing head between each pressing operation. For this purpose, in the embodiment shown, the rear plate 66 is provided with drain pipe holes at the lower ends of the abutting arch flanks 50 and 50 and the lower ends of said outer arch flanks'50. I also provide a drain pipe I I6 preferably connected to said'outlet pipe I06 by the respective aligned holes H8 and IIS formed in or in anyother suitable manner. with said pipes being secured together in abutting relationship exterior of said aligned holes in any suitable manner, as by the welded fillet 8 shown." The drain pipe II6 also undere the inlet pipe I04 and may t h reto to support it in any suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by the welded fillet 9. The drain pipe H6 has downwardly projecting ends I22 connected to'suitable draining holes I200 at the lower ends of said'outer arch flanks 50 v in any suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by the welded fillets I0, and downwardly projecting branch drain pipes I24-pro3ect1ng from said drain pipe II6 connected to suitable holes I2I at the lower ends of said abutting arch flanks also be secured 50 -and 50v in any suitable manner,- in the em bodimentshown bynthe welded fillets I2. The branch drain pipes I24 may be connected to suitable holes I in said drain pipe H6 in any suitable manner, such as by the weldedfillets II shown. The ends of each respective inlet and outlet pipe I04 and I06 may be provided with.

the flange plates I32 having the holes I34 each suitably secured thereto respectively in any suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by the welded fillets I3. With this construction it "is thus obvious that each time the pressing head is raised, all condensed liquid will flow from'the pressing head 40 in its lifted'position and drain outwards through the holes I20 and I2l in the said front plate 66, through said drain pipe ends I22 and branch drain pipes I24 to said drain pipe II6 tobe discharged thereby out through said outletpipe I06. It is obvious, however, that if desired the drain pipe may discharge in' any suitable manner other than through the outlet pipe shown., Insofar as this feature of my invention is concerned, it is apparent that it is immaterial how the heating fluid receiving chamber 42 be constructed, whether it beconstructed in the specific manner with the specific number of pieces hitherto described or in any other suitable manner, and itis immaterial whether or not any partition means 86 forming a plurality of compartments 84 in said chamber 42 be employed.

I also may employ suitable means to attach the pressing-lever 32to said pressing head 30.

In my preferred embodiment said means com prises the pressing lever attaching bosses I26 externally securedto the-upper surface of said top plate 52 by welding or in any other suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by the welded fillets I4, and the pressing lever attaching bosses 128 suitably externally secured to the upper portion of each front and rear plate 64 and 66 substantially above said abutting flanks 56 and 50 by welding or in any other suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by the welded fillets I5. I also, as stated, may employ an insulating inner covering I00 constructed of asbestos or any other suitable insulating material for said heating fluid receiving chamber 42 and an integral outer shell I02 preferably constructed of metal for said chamber 42 secured to said pressing plate 40 in any suitable manner, in the embodiment shown by screws I29, and in the embodiment shown where the pressing lever attaching bosses I26 are employed, with suitable holes I38 therein for said attaching bosses. The various component parts of my invention hitherto described are preferably constructed of metal. While any suitable type of fillet welding may be employed with sufficient heat to cause the abutting surfaces to at least partially fuse together and to provide the external reinforcing fillets II5 hitherto described, I preferably employ arc welding for this purpose. in Fig. 9 an enlarged view illustrating in detail how this fillet welding functions to partially .melt portions of the abutting metal surfaces to cause them to fuse together, as at I40, and also provides the external reinforcing fillet lines I42 to function as supplemental bolstering elements to prevent expansion and explosion of the steam or other-heating fluid receiving chamber."

It is apparent that I have provided a novel type of collar and cuff pressing head with the advantages explained above.

I have shown saidcentralportion with the lower ends of the V inner flanks thereof adjacent to thelower ends of the flanks of saidcentral portion, a top plate of lesser width ithansaid bottom pressing plate means'h'aving a centrajportion extending beyond the crowns of the arches of the cuff portions iand end portions each projecting downwardly towards the lower end of the oute'rflank of each cuff :por-

tion and'then i'nwardly'abutting andexternally welded to the lower tip of each outer archflank and "vertical' front and back plates each having an upper edge of similar shape to that of said top plate and a loweredge of said arched formation having the lower edges thereof abutting and externally welded to'the top surface of said bottom platemeans at a slightly inset distance from the front and" rear edges thereof and the inner surfaces thereof abutting and externally welded to the top plate at a slightly downset distance from the upper edges thereof, all said respective externally welded fillets substantially fusing the abutting surfaces together and providing supplemental external reinforcing fillets for said heating'fluidreceiving pressing'head. I -2. A hollow heating fluidreceivihg pressing head for collars and cuffs comprising bottom pressing plate means having a central pressing portion of a suitable arch shape to press a; collar and outer portions'of lesser span of suitable arch shape to press a cuff arranged on each side of said central portion with the lower ends of the inner flanks thereof adjacent to the lower ends of the flanks of said central portion, atop plate having a central portion extending beyondthe crowns of the arches of the cult portions and end portions: each projecting downwardly towards the lower end of the outer flank of each cull portion and then inwardly abutting and externally welded 'to the lower tip'of each outer arch flank and V61"- tical front and back plates each having a lower edge of said arched formation having the lower "edges thereof abutting and externallywel'ded to the top surface of said bottom plate means at a 'sllghtly'inset distance from the front and rear edges thereof and upper portions abutting and externally welded to the top plate, all said respective externally welded-fillets substantially fusing the abutting surfaces together and providing supplemental external reinforcing fillets for said heatingfluid receiving pressing head.

A hollow heating fluid receiving"p1'essing head for collars andcuffs ;comprising bottom pressing plate'means having'a central pressing "portion of a suitable arch shape to press a 001- lai and outer portions oflesser' span --of suitable arch "shape to press a cufiarranged on each side of said centra1 portion with the lower ends of the inner flanks thereof adjacent to the lower ends having 'a'ce'ntral' portion extending beyond the crowns of thetarch'es of the cullportions and end portions eachprojecting downwardly towards the lower end of the outer flank of each cuff portion .1,

I .70 of'the flank of said central portion, a topfpl'ate and then inwardly V -abutting andiexternally welded to the lower tipof leach outer arch flank, vertical front and back plateseach .havinga lower edge of said arched formation havingthe lower Ledges a central strut plate of similar shape 'to said front; and back plates but of less relative size having the respective "upper and lower edges thereof abutting :the central lines of said top plate and bottom 'plate means and externally welded thereto by fillets on each side thereof forming a'front and; a rear chamber compartment. v

4. A hollow heating fluid receiving pressing head for collars and cuffs-comprising bottom pressing plate means having a central pressing portion of a suitable arch shape to press a collar and outer portions of lesser span of suitable arch shape to press a cuff arranged on'each-side ofsaid central portion with the lower ends of the inner flanks thereof adjacent to the lower ends of the flanks of said central portion, a topplate-having a central portion extending beyond the crowns of the arches of the cuff vportion and end portions each projecting downwardly towards the lower end offthe outer flank of each cuff portion and then inwardly ,abuttingwand externally welded to the lower tip .of each-outer arch flank, vertical front and backplates each having a lower edge of said arched formation having the lower edges thereof abutting and externally welded to the top surface of said bottom plate means at a slightly inset distance from the front and rear edges thereof and the upperportions abutting and externally welded to the top plate, and having aligned horizontal holes therein substantially above said abutting cuffand collar plate arch flank lower ends, inletand outlet pipes having closed front ends projecting through and externally welded to the edges of said'alignedholes, all said respective externally weldedfillets sub..- stantially fusing theabutting surfaces together and providing supplemental external reinforcing fillets for said heating fluid receiving pressing headsaldinlet' pipe havin vent means discharging within'said chamber, said rear plate having drain pipe holes at the lower ends of the abutting flanks of saidarches and lower ends-of said outer arch flanks, a drain pipe connected'to said outlet pipe having downwardly projecting ends connected to said holes at the lower .ends of said outer arch flanks and downwardly projecting branch drain pipes connected to said holes at the lower ends of said abutting archflanksandmeans to tiltably mount said pressing head over a pressing bIlCkIOf" cooperating shape -totiltably oscillate- =said-press ing: head to and from a pressing. position in contact with said buckv and to a raised tilted position permitting. intermittent discharges of condensate through said drain, pipeinthe intervals between said pressing contacts,

5. A hollow heating fluid receiving pressing headpfor collars and cuff comprisin bottom pressing plate means. having a central pressing portion of a suitable arch shapejto press a collar and outer portions of lesser span of suitable arch shape to pres a cuff arranged on eachside of said central portion with the lower ends ofthe inner flanks thereof adjacent to the lower ends of the flanks of said central portion, a top plate having a central portion extending beyond the crowns of the arches of the cuff portions and end portions each projecting downwardly towards the .lower end of the outer flank of each cufi portion and then inwardly abutting and externally'welded to the lower tip of each outer arch flank, vertical front and back plates each having a lower edge of said arched formation having the lower edges fluid receiving chamber having longitudinally exthereof abutting and externally welded to the top surface of said bottom plate means at a slightly inset distance from the front and rear edges thereof and the upper portions abutting and externally welded to the top plate,;and having aligned horizontal holes therein substantially above said abutting cuff and collar plate arch flank lower ends, inlet and outlet pipes having closed front ends projecting through and externally Welded to the edges of said aligned holes, all said respective externally welded fillets substantially fusing the abutting surfaces together and providing supplemental external reinforcing fillets for said heating fluid receiving pressing head, a central strut plate of similar shape to said front and back plates but of less relative ize having the respective upper and lower edges thereof abutting the central lines of said top plate and bottom plate means and externally welded there to by fillets on each side thereof forming a front and a rear chamber compartment, said inlet pipe having vent means discharging within each chamber compartment, and said central plate having open portions providing interconnecting outlet passages for said front chamber and said rear plate having drain pipe holes at the lower ends of the abutting flanks of said arches and lower ends of said outer arch flanks, a drain pipe connected to said outlet pipe having downwardly projecting ends connected to said holes at the tending partition mean having outlet passage means at the lower ends of the abutting flanks of the arches and'the lower ends of said outer arch flanks and forming compartments arranged transversely thereof superimposed upon said pressing plate means, drain pipe hole in the rear surface of said heating fluid receiving chamber at the lower ends of the abutting flanks of said arches and the lower'ends of said outer arch flanks, and a drain pipe having downwardly projecting ends connected to said holes at the lower ends of said outer arch flank and downwardly projecting branch drain pipes connected to said abutting arch flanks and means to tiltably mount said pressing head over a pressing buck of cooperating shape to tiltably oscillate said pressing head to and from a pressing position'in contact with said buck and to a raised tilted position permitting intermittent discharges of condensate through said drain pipe in the intervals between said pressing contacts.

7. A hollow heating fluid receiving pressing head for collars and cuffs comprising bottom pressing plate means having a central pressing portion of a suitable arch shape to press a collar and outer portions of lesser span of suitable arch shape to press a cuff arranged on each side of said central portion with the lower ends of the inner flanks thereof adjacent to the lower ends of the flanks of said central portion, a heating fluid receiving chamber superimposed upon said pressing plate means, an inlet line projecting through the rear surface of said heating fluid receiving chamber, drain pipe holes in the rear surface of said heating fluid receiving chamber at the lower ends of the abutting flanks of said arches and the lower ends :of said outer arch flanks and a drain pipe having downwardly projecting ends connected to said holes at the lower ends of said FRANK c. LORNITZO. 

